Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Installing interim fixes
Install selected interim fixes to specific installation targets to update WebSphere XD environment. The Update Installer for WebSphere® Application Server Version 6.1 is the tool that you use to apply maintenance to your WebSphere Extended Deployment and WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment environments.
Before you begin
- Define an installation target, which is the remote workstation on which selected software packages might be installed. By default, all of the workstations that contain nodes that are defined in the cell appear as installation targets. During the installation process, the wizard prompts you to select an authentication method: user name and password or Secure Shell (SSH) public/private key. If you choose to use the SSH public/private key method, first create a pair of keys and install the public key on all the installation targets to successfully complete this task.
- Download IBM Update Installer for Websphere Application Server Version 6.1 to the centralized installation manager repository. The following message is displayed if you attempt to install an interim fix before you download the IBM Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server V6.1:
The installation binary files required for the install_package_name or its dependent package Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server for workstation_platform do not exist.You are not required to install the Update Installer after you download it. If the Update Installer is not installed on the installation target, the centralized installation manager installs the Update Installer automatically before installing any interim fixes, fix packs, or refresh packs.
- Download the binary files for an interim fix package type. The descriptors for an interim fix package type, however, are installed when you install WebSphere Virtual Enterprise V6.1. These specific descriptors are included to apply the following types of updates:
- Maintenance for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 6.1
- Maintenance for WebSphere Virtual Enterprise Version 6.1
For details on how to locate the descriptor and associated files, see Downloading package descriptors and the associated binary files.
- Update the deployment manager workstation with same interim fixes that you install on WebSphere XD. For more information, see Updating the product environment with maintenance packages.
About this task
Complete the following steps to install interim fixes for both WebSphere Virtual Enterprise V6.1 and WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6.1.
Procedure
- Access the wizard from the administrative console:
- Click System administration > Centralized Installation Manager > Available installations.
- Select Interim fix as the package type. Next, select the maintenance installation package.
If you previously downloaded any interim fixes by using the Add or remove packages function, each interim fix is displayed in the list that displays below the Select one or more maintenance packs field. Select one or more interim fixes from this list.
- Click Show installation targets to populate the table with a list of applicable target workstations on which to install the selected interim fixes. After you select one or more installation targets, click Install to start the Installation wizard.
- Read and accept the license agreement. Click View License Agreement to read the agreement, accept the terms, and click Next to continue.
- Select an authentication method to access the installation target, and click Next. You can select to either use the Secure Shell (SSH) public/private key method or the user name and password method to authenticate.
- Provide your authentication information, and click Next.
Depending on the authentication method that you choose in step 3, provide the appropriate user name and password for one or more installation targets, or provide the location of the SSH private key file and password on the deployment manager.
If you choose to authenticate by using the user name and password method, you can provide a common user name and password to access all of the installation targets, or you can configure unique user names and passwords for each target.
- Verify the installation and the working locations of each installation target, and click Next.
The installation location is the remote location of each installation target in which the packages are installed. The working location specifies the directory on the remote target where the files are sent before the package is installed in the specified location.
- Read the installation summary, and click Finish to submit the installation request to the centralized installation manager for processing.
Results
Your installation request is sent to the centralized installation manager for processing. Check the status of your request from the Installations in progress panel in the administrative console.
What to do next
From the Installation history panel in the administrative console, you can review the log files for each of the installation requests that you submit.
Related tasks
Downloading package descriptors and the associated binary files
Manage installation targets
Installing the Secure Shell public key to access your remote workstations Downloading the Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1
Related reference
Centralized installation manager administrative tasks